Multi-Month Drug Investigation Leads to Cocaine & Fentanyl Pill Bust at Rochester Home
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A multi-month investigation culminated in a drug bust this week in Rochester.
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That’s according to a criminal complaint filed in Olmsted County Court on Thursday. The court document states the Rochester Police Department investigation began in April.
28-year-old Andres Robert Green is accused of selling law enforcement drugs numerous times since April. The criminal complaint does not state the number of controlled buys made by police.
Rochester Man Accused of Selling Drug to Law Enforcement Arrested After Search Warrant
Green is alleged to have sold drugs out of his home in northwest Rochester.
Authorities obtained search warrants for Green’s home, person and vehicle and executed the warrants on Wednesday.
Police moved in when Green left his home in a vehicle. Officers conducted a traffic stop and found him with 3.5 grams of suspected cocaine, $322 in cash and two phones, the complaint says.
Fentanyl & Cocaine Found During Search of Rochester Home
The search of Green’s home led to the discovery of 24.8 additional grams of suspected cocaine and 1500 suspected fentanyl pills, which weighed a combined 241.8 grams, according to the court document.
Officers also found multiple digital scales, packaging material, and suspected cutting agents for cocaine, the complaint says.
Green is charged with with two counts of first-degree drug sales and one count each of first and second-degree drug possession. He made his first court appearance Thursday morning and was released without bail and is due back in court next month.
